Arizona silver belt., 1887-06-18
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control reservation Indians that tn,
general sentiment expressed by Ter
.ritorIal newspapers and conviction q
citizens is, that they must be removed
to places far remote from Arizona, in
order that waylarers and residents Of
the Territory can be secure from theil
torays and mWderous assaults,
Ibe l5FhT he's thegrcatest confidence
an the wisdom ana desire Of Captain
II f. Pierce % control and advance
the civilization Of the Indians under
his Supervision, yet we, nevertheless
can not conceal the fact that his effort:
in that regard have not proved as sue.
cessful as has untiring watchfulness
and jealous care deserved, and as an
evidence Of tho truth efthis statement
is their murderous attempt upon his
liie, at the time Of the wounaing 81
All. Seiber, his chief Of scents. ia the
letters tent, in the immediate militia
ny ehCampment, at San Carlos, which
Shows reckless disregard Of conse-
quenees that necessarily follow such
acts of violence self-imposed banish-
ment or merited punishment il ap-
prehendsd.
&nd yet there are phiIanthropists in
the East who excuse such fell deeds in
On Indian, who would pursue white
man to the death for the commission
of the same or a similar offence Such
iogieians are not supposed to have
seen an Indian on even famiharized
themselves with their mental attri-
butes for the reason they heheve that
an all else than woodcraft the Indian
Eyes in mental darkness, which is not
the fact, He has healthy, perfect,
and sbarp-sightsd mind, which at the
gambling table or in horse trade ex,
cells that Of q Brother jonathan. Its
growth, however, is moulded by idle
ness, and it can net be said Of an Apa-
sAe, as 1t was Of Festus, "too much
learning hath made thee mad;4 but,
notwithstanding, he is real cute, and
knows, or rather guesses, that diyin-
ity has rough-hewn our snds, which,
when to him it appears faulty, be
trims it with his little hatcket.
Oar object in again referring to the
necessity Of the removal Of the San Car
los Agency Indians IS prompted by
the desire for their advancement in the
social scale, to teach ths.n the art in
psils iork as pie.liftsr, and aocus
tom thet4 10 the sight of a napkin,
bp!ter knife, finger bowl and a tooth
brush. That done, they will not pine
for their accustomed luxury Of hair
lifting, and 1t IS only BY diverting
their attention to new modes Of life |
that they can be made to forget nm
thriftiness, slothfulness and love oil
human gore. BY their removal from
the scenes of their childhood to that
locality where wooden nutmegs and |
bassWood bacon hams are merchanta- |
BILE commodities, they would be moral
~, il not physically, benefited, Arizo- 4
ma wound then rejoice in the lull Of
tbs'craek Of the rife, while the Gov
ernment would be annually bonoiittedi
many hundred thousands Of dollars in
saving ofcost Of supplies. And when
they have vanished from our sight, we
will not, like Rachael weeping for her
refuse to os comforted.
We have resided on the frontier
(Eew Mexico and Arlzona) for twen.
ty-eight years, and during that time
have familiarizsd ourself with the
Governments management Of the In
dian, and while it has been most pa
eifc and abounding in kindness, the
Indian is still uncouth, indolent, re.
Vsngsful and savage; and while tAat isi
che case, is it not reasonable that an-
other system should be adopted that \
wonld ameliorate their condition, BY
removing them to where they can be-
instructed in industrial pursuits, and
more cheaply cared for, and in time
rendered producers, instead Of a tax
upon the laboring class, whose lives
they are ever ready to sacrifice. The
question is asked, in all sincerity, ana
IN the belief that reasonable men will
acauiesce in the proposition, that It's
acceptance by the Government viii
not only benefit the Indian, but the
white man also, the Indian most, for
the reason that being the weaker par
BY and always aggressive, he must
eventually pass away and in a few
more decades occupy place in histo-
~ as one Of the lost tribes Such be-
ing the case, the moral responsibility
resting upon the Government Is great
md behooyes it to accept the alterua-
1--we Of sither removing them, as sug-
gssted, or become a party to their rap
d Aecimation. h
The eremoyal OF the Cbiricahuas from
Arizona to Florida is a striking exam. 4
Die Of .ha benefits arising from their
deportation from their bloody haunts
o become ho~ors Of wood and draw